Hey there,
My eye was caught by your note, because I had the exact same combination of symptoms--both CTS and tennis elbow, what a gift (not.)

I'm a writer, so I got the CTS from that, and the tennis elbow from surfing, of all things.

I really recommend finding a physical therapist who does ASTYM. I did the drugs thing for months, and finally had a PT recommend ASTYM therapy. It was absolutely amazing. It took 12 treatments, and my insurance covered it. I found a bunch of info about ASTYM online.

Good luck, I sure hope you feel better.

Thank you for the reply.

I looked it up but I can't find anywhere in my area where they do Astym but next week I'll be going to the doctor again to see if I can go to a specialist. I don't have any insurance but that's because I've been denied for all of the plans below $400 /month and we just can't afford that.

Man, I hear you! Ive been denied insurance too. I'm bummed you don't have an ASTYM provider near you--that's one of the weaknesses of the therapy, it's not yet done everywhere, which is a bummer for us.
Good luck with everything!

Hey thanks for the sugestion, It has been almost 8 months having both cts and tennis elbow which really really sucks because I need to work on computers.

How long did it take to get back to normal functionality with ASTYM?

Do you have relapses?

In Canada there is a certin number of treatments covered my our government, so I did normal physio with ultrasound and electrolysis and though it really improved my condition it never returned me to a normal state. And I keep having relapses, so I kinda want your opinion and experience with the ASTYM treatment.

Hi there,

I just went to the ASTYM Web site and don't see anyone in Canada that does the treatment. But, that said...

After ASTYM, it took about 3 months to get complete, pain-free functionality. I had to stretch and keep doing the strengthening exercises, and the pain faded away.

But I noticed a HUGE difference after 3 or 4 treatments. Like, such a difference I was amazed. From there, it slowly got better.

I'm a big fan of ASTYM. I had it done for plantar fasciitis on my feet, too. It really helps with soft-tissue/repetitive stress stuff.

Good luck, and let me know if I can tell you anything else.

I sit at my computer all day and I've noticed an increased pain at my wrists, I did a some research and I came across this excercise that is supposed to work out your wrists and forearms. It also mentioned treatment for tennis elbow. You might want to check it out. Its called a PowerBall. It's a plastic ball that has a Gyro wheel spinning inside. You start it spinning and then you rotate your wrist in circles to make the ball go faster. The faster it goes the more pounds of torque is generated. You don't have to spin it very fast to work the muscles out. A lot of physicians recommend it to their patients to help rehabiliate the wrists and forearms. It's actually pretty fun too.
I've just got mine in the mail a few days ago and have already noticed that my wrists don't hurt as bad and that I have a stronger grip. My forearms are starting to get tougher.

Good luck